Panthers carrying 5th-most dead money into 2023 season
The Carolina Panthers may be carrying around the second-most salary cap space in the NFL right now, but they’re also carrying something else—a load of dead money.
As we enter June, the Panthers are being charged with $51.5 million of dead money for the 2023 campaign. That total ranks fifth in the league.
So, with the help of Spotrac, let’s see how they got to that bulky number.
RB Christian McCaffrey
Dead money source: Trade
2023 cap hit: $18.3 million
WR DJ Moore
Dead money source: Trade
2023 cap hit: $14.6 million
WR Robbie Chosen
Dead money source: Trade
2023 cap hit: $9.7 million
DT Matt Ioannidis
Dead money source: 2022 signing bonus
2023 cap hit: $3.8 million
C Pat Elflein
Dead money source: Release
2023 cap hit: $2.8 million
LB Damien Wilson
Dead money source: Release
2023 cap hit: $1.0 million
K Zane Gonzalez
Dead money source: Trade
2023 cap hit: $625,000
DT Daviyon Nixon
Dead money source: Release
2023 cap hit: $159,274
Other releases
LS Thomas Fletcher: $65, 354
CB Kalon Barnes: $64,671
DT Phil Hoskins: $55,622
LB Khalan Tolson: $13,334
WR Ra’Shaun Henry: $11,667
TE Josh Babicz: $10,000
LB Isaiah Graham-Mobley: $10,000
WR Charleston Rambo: $10,000
RB John Lovett: $6,667
QB Davis Cheek: $5,000
S Nico Bolden: $4,000
WR Andrew Parchment: $1,334
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